Talking Heads

Songwriter: Tina Weymouth Jerry Harrison Chris Frantz Brian Eno David Byrne

Producer: Brian Eno

Lost my shape
Trying to act casual
Can't stop
I might end up in the hospital
Changing my shape
I feel like an accident
They're back
To explain their experience

Isn't it weird?
Looks too obscure to me
Wasting away
That was their policy

I'm ready to leave
I push the facts in front of me
Facts lost
The facts are never what they seem to be
Ah, nothing there
No information left of any kind
Lifting my head
Looking for the danger signs

There was a line
There was a formula
Sharp as a knife
Facts cut a hole in us

I'm still waiting
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, I'm still waiting
I'm still waiting
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, I'm still waiting
I'm still waiting
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, I'm still waiting
I'm still waiting
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, I'm still waiting

The island of doubt
It's like the taste of medicine
Working by hindsight
Got the message from the oxygen
M-m-making a list
Find the cost of opportunity
Doing it right
Facts are useful in emergencies

The feeling returns
Whenever we close our eyes
Lifting my head
Looking around inside

Facts are simple and facts are straight
Facts are lazy and facts are late
Facts all come with points of view
Facts don't do what I want them to
Facts just twist the truth around
Facts are living turned inside-out
Facts are getting the best of them
Facts are nothing on the face of them
Facts have [?] come to life (I'm still waiting)
Facts don't give me a second chance
Facts don't sit on the furniture (I'm still waiting)
Facts go out, slam the door
Facts are written all over your face (I'm still waiting)
Facts continue to change their shape
Facts are simple and facts are straight (I'm still waiting)
Facts are lazy and facts are late
Facts all come with points of view (I'm still waiting)
Facts don't do what I want them to
Facts just twist the truth around (I'm still waiting)
Facts are living turned inside-out
Facts are getting the best of them (I'm still waiting)
Facts are nothing on the face of them
Facts have [?] come to life (I'm still waiting)
Facts don't give me a second chance
Facts don't sit on the furniture (I'm still waiting)
Facts go out and slam the door
Facts are written all over your face (I'm still waiting)
Facts continue to change their shape
[Repeat Twice]

I'm still waiting
I'm still waiting
I'm still waiting
I'm still waiting

Ground-breaking rock band Talking Heads is arguably one of the most influential bands of all time. Spearheaded by their slightly crazy lead singer David Byrne, they were at the forefront of the New Wave movement.

The band was formed in 1974 by Byrne and drummer Chris Frantz. Frantz’s then-girlfriend-later-wife Tina Weymouth was quickly recruited to play bass. After a few recordings and performances, guitarist/keyboardist Jerry Harrison was hired to round out the group.

Their first album, Talking 77, was appropriately released in 1977. It quickly received critical acclaim.

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